Clip for fastening foraminous plaster key



Aug. 30, 5, RAYNOR 1,874,802

cur FOR FASTENING FoRumoUs PLASTER KEY Filed July so,- 1930 INVENTOR- za 05%75 I Patented Aug. 30, 1932 CLIP FOR FASTENING FORAMINOUS PLASTEB.KEY

Application filed July 30, 1930. Serial No. 471,641.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in a clip for fastening foraminous plaster key, such as expanded metal, woven wire or other open mesh lathing against 'furrings or supports and has for one of its objects to provide an exceedingly simple and effective device of this character which utilizes the resiliency or flexibility of the lathing to hold parts of the clips in po- 19 sition, said inherent resiliency of the lathing permitting assembly of the clip on the work. I

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a clip of the character herein described with a locking leg to prevent rotation thereof on furrings, studs or supports of small cross sectional area.

A further object of the invention is to provide a socket open at one end forthe reception of the body of an adjacent" or'coacting clip, the open end of said socket lying toward the lathing whereby entrance thereto is restricted due to the relative position and flexibility of the lathing, 25 With these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction combination of elements hereinafter setforth and then claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make anduse the same, I will describe its construction in detail, referring by numerals to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, in which Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the method of using my improved clip looking toward the face of the work opposite that on which the operations actually take place in mounting or assembling the clips.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one form of clip with a portion of the body broken away.

Fig. 3 is a similar view of another form of clip.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of two coacting clips showing plainly the interlocking specifically designated by the engagement and illustrating in dotted lines the manner in which the body of one clip is inserted in the socket.

Fig. 5 is a cross section of Fig. 1. In carrying out my invention as herein embodied, 6 represents a furring bar, stud, joist or other support, it being understood UNITE-D STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN S. R AYNOR, 0F HOLMESBURG, PENNSYLVANIA that a number of these are used in suitably spaced relation for disposition of the open mesh lathing or foraminous plaster key in a manner to properly support the load. Disposed across the support 6 is the foraminous plaster key or metal lathing' of woven wire, expanded metal or other open mesh structure 7. l 1

The lathing or foraminous plaster key is first attached to the support 6 by means of light gauge tying wire. There are but few of these used and the purpose inparticular is to line up the sheets and it is known as stick ing the lath. p v After the lath is temporarily tied against the supports as above mentioned, clipping ofii may be started at any place along the line of supports bythe use of either of the clips 7 8 shown in Figs. 2 or 9 shown in Fig. 3. Each of the above clips includes a relatively long thin body 10, one end of which is bent or fash ioned to providea substantially U-shaped or open ended socket or saddle 11 and the point of connection between the socket and body is known as a shoulder 12' Fromone part of the socket or saddle '11 projects a strand-13 which extends beyond the open end of the said socket, as shown in Figs. 2 and'S abovesaid socket and this strand is then bent at rightangles away from the body 9 providing the bridge strand'll and the latter is then bent at right angles to provide the free depending leg 15 parallel to the strand 13 and spaced therefromadistance equalto the width of the usual furring bars or supports. Under some conditions, as will be herein after set forth, it is desirable that the depending leg 15 be provided with a locking toe in which'case a portion of said leg 15 is bent back parallel with the body 1 0 to form the locking toe 16, shown in Fig. 2. As plainsaddle 11 and both are to one side of the body 9 with said socket between the body and the U-shaped holder. Where the support 6 is of sufficient cross sectional area to prevent turning of the clip after the same is mounted in place, the looking toe 16 may be dispensed with. In assembling or mounting the clips, the leg 15 of one clip is first inserted through the meshes of the lathing and said clip is then turned in corkscrew fashion until the U-shaped holder passes over the rear part of the support after which the body of the clip is moved or swung into engagement with the outer face of the lath, as shown at the bottom or left hand end of Fig. 1. This action then brings the leg 15 to a position on the side of the support opposite that to which it entered the lath. The body of said clip is then fastened in place by a suitable tie 17, such as a tie wire, passed about the support 6 and the body of said clip.

Another clip is then similarly mounted and when the body of said second clip is moved or swung into contact with the lath, said body is forced, as by a blow from a pair of pliers over the shoulder 12 of the adjacent or coacting clip causing the lath to flex sufficiently to permit the body of the second clip to pass between the lathing and the shoulder 12 of the adjacent clip for entrance into the open ended socket or saddle 11. hen in place the bodies of the clips which are raised in the sockets are prevented from becoming accidentally displaced because of the difficulty in forcing back the lathing a sufficient distance to carry the body over the shoulder. By reference to Fig. l, it will be plainly apparent how the body of one clip is forced over the shoulder of the adjacent clip just prior to being seated in the socket.

Where the clips are used on supports of relatively small cross sectional area, the locking toe 16 is utilized and after the U-shaped holder is placed over the support, said toe is forced over the lathing so as to engage the clips as herein described, it becomes unnecessary to tie any but the first of a series of clips as the others are all securely locked by coaction with the sockets and co-operating parts of the lathing and since the body of a succeeding clip is forced sidewise into the socket of the preceding clip, it is unnecessary to have any play for the U-shaped holder on the support nor is it necessary to deform the body for insertion in thesocket. Further, the use of clips of this kind have the advantage of supporting the lathing over the entire or one hundred per cent of the surface of the supports.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction as herein shown, as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is 1. The combination of a support, foraminous plaster key disposed across said support, a plurality of clips, each including a U-shaped holder for passage through the foraminous key and disposition about the support, an open-end socket to one side of the U-shaped holder, and a bodyprojecting from said socket, the body of each succeeding clip registering with the socket of the preceding clip after being forced between the body of said preceding clip and the foraminous plaster key. 1

2. The structure set forth in claim 1 in combination with a locking toe projecting from the U-shaped holder at the side oppo- 3 site the socket and adapted to engage a portion of the foraminous plaster key opposite that portion of said foraminous plaster in contact with the support.

8. A clip produced from a strip of material fashioned to provide a U-shaped holder, an open ended socket beside said holder, and a body projecting from said socket, the point of connection between the socket and body producing a shoulder. I 4;. A clip including a long body, av socket at one end of said body, a holder beside said socket, said body adapted to lie against the surface of lathing oppositethe surface engaging a support with the holder projecting through the lathing and partially surroundmg the support and the open end of the sock.- et, lying toward the lathing to receive the body of a succeeding clip after the same has been forced between the lathing and the shoulder formed at the point of connection between the body and socket.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

JOHN S. BAYNOR. 

